PATHWAYS OF HOPE: “SOW AND GROW”

FRIDAY, January 30, 2026Friday of the 3rd week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saint Martina, martyr Memorial of Saint Hyacintha, virginPATHWAYS OF HOPE: “SOW AND GROW”[GOSPEL OF THE DAY]: MARK 4:26-34Jesus said to the crowds:“This is how it is with the Kingdom of God;it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the landand would sleep and rise night and dayand the seed would sprout and grow,he knows not how.Of its own accord the land yields fruit,first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once,for the harvest has come.”He said,“To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God,or what parable can we use for it?It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground,is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth.But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plantsand puts forth large branches,so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.”With many such parableshe spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it.Without parables he did not speak to them,but to his own disciples he explained everything in private.Reflection by Jeng Quitain : Educator. Pastoral Affairs Supervisor at a Catholic Progressive School. Senior Woman Leader of Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon. #POHopgiver #LandasngPagasa #catholic #biblereadings #jesus #catholicchurch #christian #church #faith #god #jesuschrist #love #pray #bible #christianity #prayer #hope #gospel